With state and federal resources dwindling over the last few years, the superintendent hopes voters will approve three proposals deemed "tax neutral."

Over the last few years, almost 200 positions were eliminated through attrition -- many of those in the central office.

Those personnel adjustments have saved about $10 million.

“We’re to the point now, if this were to not pass, that we have to look at class size and teachers and reduction that way,” said St. Tammany Superintendent Trey Folse.

The goal now is to protect classrooms. The first proposal is a $135 million bond renewal targeted for renovation and repair at 19 schools, technological and security upgrades across the system.

“Technology is changing all the time,” said Fontainebleau Principal Johnny Vitrano. “People are finding different ways to do things and we need to keep up with what we have to do to keep our campuses safe.”

Two other proposals are trying to keep teachers in the classroom. With salaries and benefits accounting for 92 percent of the system’s budget, the second proposal calls for expanded use of an existing 3.44 mill property tax. The third proposal calls for a new 3 mill tax.

Both proposals would fund teacher salaries and benefits.

Folse calls the new millage tax neutral.

“Our board reduced our millage three mills a couple of months ago, and then those three mills will show back up with the renewals that we have here, so at the end of the day, whatever your property tax bill was a year ago, it would be the same,” Folse said.

A number of North Shore organizations, including the League of Women Voters and the North Shore Business Council, have endorsed the tax proposals.